Games Like CometSoldier

The Guardians, a secret society wielding the power of the Force, have readied their tanks and intend on crushing the aspirations of the Hammerbolt Empire!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Military 12.8%, 1990's 11%, Shooter 10.5%

Blast battalions of tanks into smoking craters and conquer air and sea from the sky's fastest attack chopper! Toaplan's coin-op shooter Twin Cobra flies to PC with fresh features and quality-of-life updates!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, 1980s 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Military 10.7%, 1990's 10.5%

Retro style 2D vertical scrolling simple shooter.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, 1980s 11.8%, Shooter 10.2%, 1990's 9.8%

High-School Heroines Take to the Skies!A fully-voiced bullet hell shoot-'em-up that's friendly to newcomers!Wipe out the AI robot army and save the day!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, 1990's 11.5%, Shooter 10.6%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, 1990's 11.9%, Shooter 10%, Retro 7.9%

In this arcade-style top-down shooter, originally released in 1988 for the Commodore Amiga, take on the role of members of a 4-man squad fighting through a treacherous jungle environment. Play with up to 4 player local co-op.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Military 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, 1980s 10.2%, Retro 9.9%

This game is a tribute to the Run "N Gun games (Commando, Ikari Warrior, Heavy Barrel, Guerilla Wars, Mercs...) from the mid 1980's that you could find in arcades or on 16 bit consoles.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Retro 12.5%, Military 12.3%, Shooter 10.5%

Take on powerful tanks and battleships with the best use of your fighter in this military themed vertical arcade shoot ‘em up by Toaplan! Summon friendly fighter planes to avoid emergencies and increase firepower. Now on PC with modern enhancements!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, 1980s 16.7%, Military 13.2%, Arcade 7.6%

TROID BLASTER 2 is a physics based asteroids tribute game, featuring: * Random Levels * Gachapon random generated pilots and ships * 30 weapon types to unlock * Physics based! * Hundreds of bite sized levels to play * A graveyard to bury and remember your fallen pilots

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Shooter 12%, 1980s 10.5%, Arcade 9.2%

A reinterpretation of retro games like Space Invaders and Galaga with a modern twist. Battle through planetary sectors using elemental abilities that combine for powerful effects and make bosses vanish. If you’re looking for a short, modernized retro-style game, this is perfect for you.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Shooter 11.1%, Retro 9.8%, 1990's 9.4%

GUN KING is a fast-paced top-down arcade shooter with unique gun mods that lets you play your way. Unlock and equip powerful gun mods to create wild synergies, amp up your firepower, and blast through hordes of enemies.

Why similar: 1980s 22.4%, 1990's 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.4%, Retro 8.1%

Blast your way through enemy territory and level up your versatile arsenal of high-tech weapons in this handheld game style retro shmup!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, 1980s 15.8%, Retro 12%, Shooter 7.4%

A retro arcade-style, 2D vertical scrolling shooter Pixel art inspired by 16-bit consoles and arcade games from the '80s and '90s Focus on the exhilarating "aim, shoot, kill" feel of the original shooter game. Receive communications from Controller Luna as you progress through each stage's story

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Shooter 16.2%, 1980s 12.9%, Retro 12.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11%

An omnidirectional scrolling twin-stick shooter with pixel art reminiscent of the 80's.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Shooter 10.5%, 1980s 10.4%, 1990's 9%

Crisis Island is a fast paced, top down, pixel art, twin-stick shooter that takes inspiration from Time Crisis, Shock Troopers, and 80s action movies!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, 1980s 15.1%, Military 14.9%, 1990's 11.7%, Shooter 10.3%

Blast bugs and chase high scores in this glorious revival of an old-school classic, all while jamming to a heart-pounding original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Retro 11.3%, Shooter 10.7%, 1980s 8.9%

"The last soldier" is a game where the player controls a soldier who is the sole survivor of his battalion. Into the game the player will find 6 game modes and 21 goals, where the player can shoot, paralyze enemies, steal war tanks, blow up enemy tanks, escape and more ...

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, 1980s 17.2%, Military 12.4%, Retro 10.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%

Christmas Blaster: Christmas Blaster is an Arcade-type action video game. Santa needs to save Christmas and face creatures with a lot of explosion in this action-packed game.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, 1980s 13%, 1990's 12.1%, Arcade 7.8%

A fast pace retro arcade shooter. Fight waves of zombies and dragons with a great gun collection. Battle five wild bosses all while trying to keep the high score.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Shooter 13.5%, 1980s 13.3%, Arcade 10.6%

ZEROCRON is a straightforward, classical arcade Twin-Stick Shoot-Em-Up with a strong Commodore-Amiga-era feel. Blast asteroids and enemies to burning pixeldust!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, 1980s 11.7%, Shooter 9.5%, 1990's 8.8%

Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Shooter 13.1%, 1980s 10.9%, Arcade 10.4%

The ruthless Gidans invite you to an explosive space scramble! Head into the mighty Super Fighter and disintegrate your foes in all directions with various upgradeable weapons. Toaplan's no-frills vertical shooter Truxton speeds onto PC with new features and quality-of-life updates!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, 1980s 14.4%, 1990's 11%, Retro 8.8%

Layer Section, the home console port of arcade game RayForce is back with new features and online ranking. Use the new lock-on laser function to defeat multiple enemies at once for a higher score in this gorgeous 2D vertical shooting game!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, 1990's 13.1%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 9.5%

Lt Blitz has the city sieged, and it's your job to destroy his troops. Shoot, dodge and upgrade your jet and and try to take on this challenge! Burning Skies is a free, endless retro shmup, that will take you right back to the era of arcade machines, with modernized graphics and gameplay!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, 1980s 13.6%, Shooter 10.8%, 1990's 10.4%

This is the biggest news title of 2025. A cute bullet-hell shooter is now available. The game features cool and futuristic visuals and active gameplay.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Shooter 14.8%, 1990's 9.6%, Action 8.7%

Neon Invaders will take you back to your gaming roots with its constant action and relentlessly brutal enemies. Absorb enemy shots of the same colour to trigger a flurry of fire to decimate the alien invaders. Dodge and Match your way to victory through 40 levels and 5 difficulty settings.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, 1980s 13%, Shooter 11.1%, 1990's 9.6%

Influenced by classic top-down shooters like Sinistar and Bosconian, Shibui Coliseum is a multidirectonally scrolling shoot ‘em up for fans of fast-paced arcade action.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Retro 13%, 1990's 10.7%, Arcade 9.3%

Hyper Frenzy is a free arena-styled singleplayer 2D space shooter using top-down perspective. Fight in different modes against bots, collect various items and use one of the plenty weapons to defeat your opponents. Create your own maps and gametypes.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, 1980s 11.5%, 1990's 9.2%, Retro 8.3%

The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 10.2%, 1990's 9.8%

Defendor is a throwback to the fast paced arcade games of the 80s.A retro style, arcade shooter where you upgrade your base to increase the capabilities of your ship, unlock new weapons, ships and cause more mayhem.Defend your base until everyone makes it into the escape ship.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, 1980s 13.9%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 8.2%

Another version of the classic Asteroids game

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 11.3%, Action 8.1%

Pilot your helicopter to victory as your complete objectives, dodge missiles, and destroy your enemies. But don't forget to keep an eye on your fuel, ammunition, and health or you might not survive.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Military 13.9%, Shooter 11%, Retro 6.9%

Repel the humans! Safeguard the future of all alienkind! Fueled by a large selection of quirky upgrades and power-ups, strengthen the alien alliance to destroy Humanity's Last Hope in this fast-paced retro action-arcade shooter with roguelite and tower defense elements.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Shooter 13.7%, 1980s 12.1%, Arcade 10.6%, Retro 9.7%

Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, 1980s 17.2%, Shooter 15.6%, Arcade 14.9%, 1990's 12.7%

Boing Bang Adventure is a 2D arcade game in the style of the classic arcade game "Pang" Face almost 50 levels, in 8 different world in single player or in local co-op!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, 1980s 12.4%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 8.7%

Killon is a retro shooter that features exhilarating combat, manic enemies and a charged cannon waiting to be unleashed. Fly a starship across the universe and restore the future today.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, 1980s 12.3%, Retro 10.5%, Shooter 10.2%

Take control of a hyper radical super-powered gunboat, and battle enemy drones through intense naval warfare! With stunning retro graphics, and chaotic enemy AI, this game will keep you on the edge of your seat! Prepare for waves of enemies, and unleash your thunder!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, 1980s 15.1%, Military 13.7%, Shooter 11.6%, 1990's 11.3%

Collection of a few arcade classics, remade with a fresh and friendly looking art style and a beautiful soundtrack.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, 1980s 16.8%, Shooter 13.7%, 1990's 12.4%, Arcade 10.3%

Lead an elite squad of heroines in this high-energy vertical shmup! Blast through enemy waves, dodge deadly patterns, and take down epic bosses as you fight to free the galaxy from the grip of the Merlian Empire.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, 1980s 14.4%, 1990's 11.4%, Retro 10.5%, Shooter 10%

In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, search labarinthine levels for the exit, while surviving an ever-increasing onslaught of deadly robots.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Retro 15.9%, Shooter 12.6%, 1980s 11.5%, Arcade 8.7%

Time to bug out and blast back in this arcade shooter packed with waves of insects and UFOs. Fight through 50 challenging stages, grab power-ups, and chase the high score.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, 1980s 13.8%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 9%

Blast your way through increasing waves of enemies in this fast-paced top-down action-arcade shoot 'em-up while unlocking new levels, weapon upgrades and harder enemy types as you make progress in RED BLASTER!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 8.4%, Top-Down 6.7%

SOLSTORM is a classic hand-crafted arcade bullet hell, skillfully weave, and dodge through 9 stages with waves of projectiles as you persevere and see a space odyssey to the end!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Shooter 10.4%, 1990's 9.3%, Arcade 7.8%

In this classic top-down shoot 'em up, fly the deadliest ship in the galaxy on a dangerous first-strike mission to annihilate an alien threat before they become too powerful to stop. Pick up upgrades from fallen enemies along the way and become an unstoppable force!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Retro 13.1%, 1990's 7.6%, Shooter 6.6%

Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Shooter 11.2%, 1980s 10%, 1990's 6.9%

Hyper Bullet is a top-down action game replenished with agreeable vaporwave aesthetics, pure joy of combat and gunplay rhythm.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, 1980s 20.7%, 1990's 13.3%, Retro 11.7%, Shooter 7.8%

An old arcade style 2d shmup.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Shooter 14.8%, Arcade 9.6%, Top-Down 8.5%

'Shoot or Die' is a thrilling 2D shooting game where you take on the role of the last human survivor facing a robotic uprising. Arm yourself with powerful weapons, such as the Fireball and Shield, and utilize game-changing perks, to navigate dynamic battlefields and outwit cunning enemy droids.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Military 13.4%, 1980s 13.2%, 1990's 10.3%, Shooter 10.2%

Tank Blitz: is a retro-style 2D top-down tank shooter where you engage in intense battles against a variety of enemy tanks, armored trains, and devastating railguns. Utilize the terrain for cover as you outmaneuver and outgun your foes in strategic combat scenarios.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Military 15.1%, Shooter 15%, Arcade 11.6%, Action 9%

Summoned into the otherworldly realm of 'NewMe NuMe LuMe', the protagonist Kim Ttolttol must aid the gods who summoned her to defeat enemies and return home in this 2D top-down action game. Utilize a variety of weapons to vanquish diverse foes!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Shooter 15.5%, Arcade 10.4%, Action 9.2%

The first game in the TCSTRIKERS series. The simple controls make it fun for everyone.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.2%, Shooter 16.2%, 1990's 10.9%, Action 9.2%, Retro 7.4%

Welcome back to 1996! This shared screen space shooter is the perfect 4-player competitive game for some casual fun!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, 1990's 13%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 9.4%

Ever played a difficult shmup wishing for just one more bomb? Blast to your heart’s content in Blast Rush LS, a fresh explosive experience with infinite bombs, other powerful abilities, and extra challenges that demand more than just big booms. Escaping an exploding mothership isn't easy, after all!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, 1990's 10.2%, Combat 8.9%, Shooter 8.3%

How long can you survive the depths of space in this fresh revival of the classic arcade shooter, all while grooving to an original score by Megan McDuffee. Pilot solo or recruit a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, 1980s 12.9%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 8.8%

Destroy the deadly bouncing orbs for the highest score in this Pang meets Asteroids arcade blaster.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, 1980s 11.6%, Shooter 10.3%, 1990's 9.1%

Star Jet Alpha is a top-down space shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Progress through each stage by blowing up enemy space stations while avoiding or destroying enemy missiles, space mines and asteroids. Unlock Star Jet capabilities by completing stages.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, 1980s 13.2%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 9.7%

Simple vertical scrolling shooter with a bear as the main character, 5 stages in total

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Shooter 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Retro 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

A 2D top-down arena shooter. A freely scrolling shooter. Pixel graphics reminiscent of the SNES. Easy to control with the directional pad, two shot buttons, and a bomb button. Make full use of your two shots to smash through enemies.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Shooter 11.9%, 1990's 10%, Female Protagonist 8.8%

In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, protect cities from waves of nuclear attack by using powerful missile batteries.

Why similar: Military 26.6%, Retro 17.3%, 1980s 13.5%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 11.5%